David Escue

·         Recipient of the Friend of Gifted Education Award presented by the South Carolina Consortium for Gifted Education (2004)

·         Author and manager of the G.I.F.T. software system

·         Recipient of the Richard W. Riley Award presented by the South Carolina Consortium for Gifted Education (2008)

·         Employee in the Computer Services Department of Lexington School District Two (1988-2021)

·         Director of Technology Operations at Lexington Two (2009-2021)

Joy Gray

·         Teacher of Gifted and Talented Students, 28 years

·         Time Warner STAR Teacher (2002)

·         Project manager and author of "Connections" gifted curriculum

·         Director of Curriculum and Assessment for Lexington School District Two

·         Adjunct Instructor for gifted education courses, College of Charleston and Converse College

·         Treasurer for the South Carolina Consortium for Gifted Education

·         Recipient of the Richard W. Riley Award presented by the South Carolina Consortium for Gifted Education (2013)

Trish Plunkett

·         Teacher of Gifted and Talented students, (30 years)

·         Curriculum developer in problem based learning for ASCD

·         Evaluator of EIA Teacher, McKinney-Vento, and Twenty First CCLC Grants for the South Carolina Department of Education

·         Presenter of professional development on "Gifted Children in Poverty" (Ruby Payne)

·         Master Teacher for "Project Breakthrough" (Jacob Javits Grant)

·        Author of "Sights and Sites" PBL unit

·        Recipient of the "Outstanding Professional Leadership" Award (2014)